Published 4:51 am, Friday, June 12, 2015

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The new 573,000 square-foot retail and commercial center called Westlake Marketplace will be located near the intersection of Beltway 8 and West Lake Houston Parkway in front of Summer Creek High School.

The new 573,000 square-foot retail and commercial center called Westlake Marketplace will be located near the intersection of Beltway 8 and West Lake Houston Parkway in front of Summer Creek High School.

Approximately 10 years ago, residents living around the Summerwood area had few options in regards to a grocery store as well as retail and entertainment options.

Since the opening of the H-E-B grocery store in Summerwood in September 2010, dozens of other businesses have followed suit including a dozen more who are expected to move into the Westlake Marketplace.

The new 573,000 square-foot retail and commercial center will be located near the intersection of Beltway 8 and West Lake Houston Parkway in front of Summer Creek High School.

Mary Jean McArthur with design management for Fidelis Realty Partners who owns the site shared more information about the development at the Summer Creek BizCom June 11.

“We will have a Kroger Marketplace in the center which will be great for the area," McArthur said. "We are also talking to 19 different retail anchors — 6 have committed; 14 restaurant options, two have committed; 19 merchants and we’ve received a commitment from five merchants.”

According to information from the Fidelis Realty Partners’ website, the following businesses have signed on to be a part of the Westlake Marketplace: Kroger Marketplace, Old Navy, Marshall’s, Ross, Ulta, Petsmart, Burlington and Chick-fil-A.

All of these contracts are proposed and/or pending at this time.

“Keep in mind, this is a work in progress,” McArthur said. “We are working with the various businesses who are interested in coming into the center to address their needs and make the concept work.”

In addition to the Westlake Marketplace, ShowBiz Cinemas will open two new locations with one along the Beltway 8 corridor in the Fall Creek area and another in the Baytown area.

“We are in a heavy growth mode at ShowBiz Cinemas,” Brian Kuterbach with ShowBiz Cinemas said. “As a company, we like to make sure we give back to our community such as the free movie tickets for our police officers and first responders and incentives for students.”

ShowBiz Cinemas will open a theater and bowling concept in Baytown that will feature 10 screens, 1 SDX theater and 14 bowling lanes; a 12-screen with two SDX theaters in the movie theater building at Beltway 8 at Highway 90 and a 10-screen theater including one SDX theater and 14 lanes of bowling in the Fall Creek area.

The one in the Fall Creek area near the intersection of Wilson Road and Beltway 8 in front of the Canyon Lakes community will also feature a full bar and expanded food menu including specialty foods and event rooms.

“We want to offer an entertainment venue for our customers,” Kuterbach said. “We hope to open two of the locations by the end of the year including the one in Baytown. We’re excited about the opportunity to grow this area.”

According to information from the Fidelis Realty Partners’ website, the following businesses have signed on to be a part of the Westlake Marketplace: Kroger Marketplace, Old Navy, Marshall’s, Ross, Ulta, Petsmart, Burlington and Chick-fil-A.All of these contracts are proposed and/or pending at this time.